The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to conduct a roundtable on asset tokenization on May 12.

Bringing together prominent figures from the finance sector to explore the collaboration between decentralized finance and traditional finance, as well as regulatory considerations.

BlackRock And Fidelity Executives To Partake In SEC’s Crypto Roundtable

According to the press release from the SEC, a distinguished group of participants has been assembled.




This group includes executives from prominent traditional financial institutions as well as blockchain companies.

The event will host two primary panel discussions that will address various facets of asset tokenization.

The first panel, titled 'Evolution of Finance: Capital Markets 2.0,' will be moderated by Jeff Dinwoodie from Cravath and will feature notable executives from leading financial firms.

Robert Mitchnick will represent BlackRock, recognized as the largest asset manager globally.

Furthermore, BlackRock and Strategy have been competing to acquire Bitcoin, with Strategy recently purchasing 1,895 Bitcoin for $180 million.

Cynthia Lo Bessette will represent Fidelity, while Eun Ah Choi will stand in for Nasdaq.

Additional panelists in this session will include representatives from Invesco, Franklin Templeton, Apollo Management, the Tokenized Asset Coalition, DTCC, and SuperState.

SEC To Host Another Crypto Roundtable

Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, who heads the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, conveyed her eagerness for the forthcoming discussion.

She remarked that 'tokenization represents a technological advancement that has the potential to significantly transform various facets of our financial markets.'

The commissioner highlighted her keen interest in understanding the viewpoints of panelists regarding the SEC's strategy in this developing field.

The event on May 12 marks the third in a series of four roundtables concerning crypto asset regulation, which the commission announced in March.

The concluding roundtable is currently set for June 6, titled 'DeFi and the American Spirit.' The SEC has confirmed that all prior registrations have been moved to the new date.

The tokenization roundtable is scheduled to take place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be open to the public both in person and through a webcast on the SEC’s website.

Attendees wishing to participate in person must register beforehand, while online viewers can access the livestream directly on the day of the event via the SEC’s website. The session will commence with introductory remarks from Richard B.

Gabbert, Chief of Staff of the Crypto Task Force, followed by a keynote address from SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. Additional commissioners, including Caroline A. Crenshaw, Mark T. Uyeda, and Hester M. Peirce, will also provide remarks to initiate the panel discussions.

The Commission established the Crypto Task Force on January 21 under the leadership of then-Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda.



This announcement from the SEC occurs in the context of increasing applications for crypto ETFs, with VanEck recently submitting an S1 form to the commission for a BNB ETF.

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